# mikrotik_update_packages

Checks for and downloads package updates

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `mikrotik_update_packages`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-update-packages

## Facts

- Tool: `mikrotik_update_packages`
- Server: MikroTik Cursor MCP (`kevinpez/mikrotik-cursor-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/kevinpez/mikrotik-cursor-mcp
- Risk category: Execute (High risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "mikrotik_update_packages",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why mikrotik_update_packages is rated High

This tool actively triggers an external operation (checking for updates) and downloads software packages to the router. Downloading packages modifies the router's state and prepares it for installation, which could affect system stability or introduce changes. It's not purely Read (it downloads), not Write in the reversible data sense, but rather an external operation with system-level effects — hence Execute.

From the tool's own definition: "Checks for and downloads package updates"

## Use case

AI agents invoke mikrotik_update_packages to trigger actions in MikroTik Cursor MCP. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches MikroTik Cursor MCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "mikrotik_update_packages": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "mikrotik_update_packages_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on MikroTik Cursor MCP (451)

- `mikrotik_clear_address_list` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-clear-address-list.md
- `mikrotik_clear_logs` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-clear-logs.md
- `mikrotik_delete_custom_chain` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-delete-custom-chain.md
- `mikrotik_remove_address_list_entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-address-list-entry.md
- `mikrotik_remove_bonding_interface` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-bonding-interface.md
- `mikrotik_remove_bridge_port` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-bridge-port.md
- `mikrotik_remove_bridge_vlan` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-bridge-vlan.md
- `mikrotik_remove_capsman_configuration` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-capsman-configuration.md
- `mikrotik_remove_capsman_datapath` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-capsman-datapath.md
- `mikrotik_remove_capsman_provisioning_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-capsman-provisioning-rule.md
- `mikrotik_remove_certificate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-certificate.md
- `mikrotik_remove_container` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-container.md
- `mikrotik_remove_container_env` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-container-env.md
- `mikrotik_remove_container_mount` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-container-mount.md
- `mikrotik_remove_container_veth` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-container-veth.md
- `mikrotik_remove_dhcp_server` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-dhcp-server.md
- `mikrotik_remove_dhcpv6_client` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-dhcpv6-client.md
- `mikrotik_remove_dhcpv6_lease` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-dhcpv6-lease.md
- `mikrotik_remove_dhcpv6_option` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-dhcpv6-option.md
- `mikrotik_remove_dhcpv6_server` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-dhcpv6-server.md
- `mikrotik_remove_dns_static` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-dns-static.md
- `mikrotik_remove_eoip_tunnel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-eoip-tunnel.md
- `mikrotik_remove_file` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-file.md
- `mikrotik_remove_filter_rule` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-filter-rule.md
- `mikrotik_remove_gre_tunnel` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-gre-tunnel.md
- `mikrotik_remove_hotspot_server` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-hotspot-server.md
- `mikrotik_remove_ip_address` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-ip-address.md
- `mikrotik_remove_ip_pool` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-ip-pool.md
- `mikrotik_remove_ipv6_address` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-ipv6-address.md
- `mikrotik_remove_ipv6_address_list_entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp/mikrotik-remove-ipv6-address-list-entry.md
- …and 421 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/kevinpez-mikrotik-cursor-mcp